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Proulx, Patrick Raymond Passed away suddenly on July...

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Answers to Diana’s Quiz, August 22 2026

ANSWERS Christine Fréchette is the 'Premier' or 'Premier Ministre' of Quebec since April 2026. Glamping is camping in a more comfortable way, which includes taking upgraded amenities and modern...

Diana’s Quiz, August 22 2026

QUESTIONS Who is the Premier of Quebec? What is 'glamping'? What is Hezbollah? After Greenland, what is the world's largest island? What are the names of the 'Gemini'—the Twins—of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – August 14, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The most popular breeds of dog are the Labrador Retriever, the French Bulldog and the. German Shepherd, along with the many mixed breeds. 2.  A pomander is...
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Diana’s Quiz, November 29, 2014

 What is the science of measuring time? Who is this year’s winner of the Giller Prize? Lexico was the original name of what board game? Into what...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 22, 2014

1.  Combustion is a chemical change, especially oxidation, which produces heat and light. 2.  The fictional ape King Kong was also known as the 8th...

Diana’s Quiz – November 22, 2014

1.  What substance in a chemical process reacts with oxygen to give heat and light?  2.  Which giant mammal from Skull Island was also known...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 15, 2014

A tumpline is a strap attached at both ends to a backpack which goes over the top of the head rather than over the...

Diana’s Quiz – November 15, 2014

What is a tumpline? What is the term for the streamlined outer enclosure of an aircraft engine? What was the name of Napoleon’s horse? In modern-day poker,...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 8, 2014

 There are 64 squares on a chess board. Cosmic purple, white satin, and royal chantenay are all types of carrot. A dendrochronologist studies tree rings. The largest...

Diana’s Quiz – November 8, 2014

How many individual squares are there on a chessboard?      Cosmic purple, white satin, and royal chantenay are all types of which vegetable? What does...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 1, 2014

Macbeth was King of the Scots, 1040-1057.  One of his nicknames was The Red King. The gymkhana is the team game on horseback. The upper part...

Diana’s Quiz – November 1, 2014

Who was King of the Scots from 1040 to 1057? What team games on horseback include such challenges as pole bending, chase me Charlie and...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 25, 2014

Ochre is a pigment made of iron oxide and clay. Robert Allen Zimmerman is Bob Dylan. The lepton is a weak subatomic particle, the  best known...

Diana’s Quiz October 25, 2014

What is an earthy pigment composed of iron oxide and clay? Robert Allen Zimmerman is better known as who? What is a former monetary unit of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 18, 2014

The summer triangle, which can be seen in the northern sky until November, refers to the stars Altair, Deneb and Vega A round-robin petition is...

Diana’s Quiz – October 18, 2014

Which 3 stars form what is commonly referred to as ‘the summer triangle’?  What is a ‘round-robin’ petition?  Peregrin Took and Samwise Gamgee are members of...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – October 4, 2014

‘Andante con moto’ means moderately slow or, literally, ‘walking with motion’. Marc Mayer is the Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada. The Hundred...
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